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Chris Eifert | Bringing Constructive Tension Into Your Business
Lessons from the Boardroom
English - November 19, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsManagement Business Entrepreneurship ceo peer group chief executive vistage Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this week’s episode, we speak with Chris Eifert, a mechanical engineer who always knew his true path would be one that led him to customer service. Chris was able to make his dreams come true when he became an owner of TriComB2B, an award winning business to business marketing agency with a focus on supporting technical industries. He talks about the ups and downs of the marketing world running a marketing agency that’s number one in its field.
“A mentor of mine taught me that constructive tension is a good thing in a business. You need people with different points of view and eccentric personalities to really make a business like ours work”, says Chris
We chat about the challenges Chris faced on the path to becoming a CEO, as well as:
Being emotionally vulnerable and admitting when you’ve made a mistakeCreating a positive business environmentThe importance of constructive tension to your businessKnowing and accepting your limitationsAnd more